This Orange Beet Fennel Salad is healthy, delicious, and has a beautiful presentation to serve at a luncheon or dinner party! Adapted from Epicurious.
Ingredients
3small red beets, cooked (I buy Trader Joe’s Steamed & Peeled Baby Beets)
2-3Cara Cara oranges
3-4cupsfennel, chopped (2 large bulbs)
1/4red onion, very thinly sliced on a mandoline (about 1/3 cup)
1Tbsp. fresh orange juice
1Tbsp. fresh lime juice
Good-quality extra-virgin olive
Coarse sea salt, such as fleur de sel (I buy this at Trader Joe’s)
Freshly ground black pepper
1/4cuploosely packed fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
Place the fennel on a large tray. Layer the sliced onion on top. Drizzle with olive oil; salt and pepper.
With a sharp knife, cut all peel and white pith from all oranges; discard and slice the oranges. Save 1/2 of 1 orange and squeeze juice from membranes into bowl, along with lime juice.
Slice 2 beets crosswise into thin rounds. Layer beets and oranges on top of the fennel, dividing evenly.
Spoon reserved citrus juices over, then drizzle salad generously with more oil. Season to taste with coarse sea salt and pepper.